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Coronavirus variants get Greek names — but will scientists use them? – Nature.com
From Alpha to Omega, the labelling system aims to avoid confusion and stigmatization.
Colourized scanning electron micrograph of a cell (red) infected with SARS-COV-2 virus particles (yellow).Credit: NIAID
When researchers in South Africa spotted a highly mutated strain of coronavirus driving the countrys second wave in late 2020, they called it variant 501Y.V2. Naming schemes developed by other scientists have called it B.1.351, 20H/501Y.V2 and GH/501Y.V2. But many media outlets and some scientists describe the same virus as the South African variant.
To quell such confusion and…
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